10/29/10 Bushido

Chuck Taylor vs. Arik Cannon vs. Ricochet vs. Johnny Gargano: Four-way freestyle contests are pretty awesome to me, basically because it's an awesome spotfest. Loved this one just as much as previous freestyles. Virtually no downtime in the match and the crowd was loving it just as much as me. ***1/2

Homicide vs. Rich Swann: Crowd reaction was OK, but it seemed pretty basic and slow at times. Then again, it is pretty hard to follow up a match where virtually every move was impactful or crazy awesome. Swann showed some pretty good stuff here, and at least it sorta got better at the end. **1/2

Masato Yoshino vs. Austin Aries: I liked this match. Slow again at the beginning, but really picked up with some great stuff as the match went on. Not the greatest match ever, but it showcased both wrestler's talents. **3/4

Jimmy Jacobs vs. Jon Moxley (I Quit): Very nice, bloody match. Great back story to this match. Jacobs bled real badly in this one. And now I will never forget the spike to the nuts. Wow. ****

Brodie Lee & Akebono vs. Asyrian Portal: The match was horrible. The only reason it's not negative stars is because Akebono getting hypnotized and dancing was at least somewhat entertaining. DUD

Yamato & Akira Tozawa vs. CIMA & Genki Horiguchi: Excellent match there. Weird though, the crowd loved it but wasn't as vocal as previous DGUSA crowds. I guess the change of venue does matter quite a bit. Nice hard-hitting action with a bunch of false finishes. ***3/4

BxB Hulk vs. Shingo (Open the Freedom Gate Title): Another hard-hitting match with a bunch of crowd reaction. Several great false finishes. Barely the best match of the night, in my book. ****1/4

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MVPs: Jacobs and Moxley. Any match with that much bleeding and a spike-to-nuts spot should automatically win MVP honors.

Overall Rating: The show was excellent. I like the idea of stables to help with storylines. Also, stables help build new stars, which WWE and TNA are not doing well at. If the Brodie Lee/Akebono tag match never happened, the show would have been better.

One more thing: if CIMA and Yoshino can speak pretty damn good English, why can't people like Khali learn? ***3/4

11/7/10 Turning Point

Robbie E. vs. Jay Lethal (X-Division Title): Crowd was definitely on Lethal's side. Good stuff from Lethal, while Robbie had average offense at best. Interference was predictable, and Robbie has one of the lamest finishers ever. *3/4

Mickie James vs. Tara: Looks like we have a potential good feud on our hands. This started out a match, but just turned into a brawl at the end with no clear winner. For that reason, I felt like it doesn't deserve two stars from me. However, it was good for what it was: advance the storyline. *1/2

Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley vs. Brother Ray & Brother Devon (Tag Team Titles): I loved the buildup to this match. It was perfect, because everyone knows these two teams are fantastic. Why waste time on free TV to put them in any type of "warmup" match? Just let these two go at it at the PPV. It's a lost art these days with multiple free TV shows in between PPVs. The crowd was pretty much going apeshit. A couple of nice false finishes, although I have to say, it got slightly flat at the very end with all the "confusion" on the 3-D kickout. ***3/4

Rob Van Dam vs. Tommy Dreamer: The match was not bad, but pretty slow. Crowd was in it at times, but appeared dead for others. Good counters, and Dreamer fought through that wrist injury very well. *3/4

AJ Styles, Kazarian, Douglas Williams, James Storm, & Robert Roode vs. Raven, Rhino, Stevie Richards, Brian Kendrick, & Sabu: The person that gets pinned or submits is fired from TNA. The fact that James Storm seemed concerned over Kendrick for a little while makes it appear it was a legit injury. Match was slow and pretty normal until the spotfest at the end. Sabu getting pinned was not a surprise. *1/2

Abyss vs. D'Angelo Dinero (Lumberjack): So the lumberjacks were the Pope's friends and family. Bischoff stirs more controversy with seemingly paying off Dinero's brother and the rest of the congregation. Good storytelling, average match at best. *1/2

Jeff Jarrett vs. Samoa Joe: Again, a very slow match with a dirty ending. Really, now? The crowd was pretty dead except for a couple points where Joe was on offense. I liked the rapid chops anyway. Not something I care to watch again. *1/2

Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Morgan (World Title): I like that Hardy's move is called the "Twist of Hate" now. But again, this match was horrible. Much of the match was too slow, and I felt like there were times where both appeared lost. I have no clue if the ref screwed up on the count after the Carbon Footprint, or if Hardy really was supposed to kick out and didn't because he really got hit pretty good with the boot. Nevertheless, the crowd was just not there, and that would kill virtually any match. I get that TNA probably wants to say it took three Twist of Hates to finish Morgan, but the match was just plain sloppy. *1/4

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MVPs: Team 3D and the Guns. Great farewell match.

Overall Rating: In my opinion, the show was pretty bad. Aside from the Team 3D and the Guns, most everything else was forgettable or confusing as hell. The last three matches were average to below average, not what I would expect anyone to be showing on a PPV, let alone the high midcarders and main eventers.

Nice waste of three hours there, TNA. You're bleeding money by spending it on B-show or C-show actors and actresses, and also not giving the wrestling talent the time, storylines, or even health insurance coverage they desperately need. As a viewer, this was a hard show to watch. When I read about how things really work in the business, it sickens me to view the show. *1/2

11/5/10 Smackdown

Alberto Del Rio vs. Edge: **1/4

Dolph Ziggler vs. JTG: 1/2*

MVP vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Drew McIntyre: **1/2

Vickie Guerrero vs. Kaitlyn: -*1/2

Tyler Reks vs. Chris Masters: *

Kane, Edge, The Big Show, Kofi Kingston, & Alberto Del Rio vs. David Otunga, Heath Slater, Justin Gabriel, Michael McGillicutty, & Husky Harris: **

11/4/10 Impact

Sarita vs. Velvet Sky: *1/4

Shannon Moore, Jesse Neal, & Mickie James vs. Max Buck, Jeremy Buck, & Tara: *3/4

AJ Styles vs. Rob Van Dam vs. Rhino (TV Title): *

Kazarian vs. Douglas Williams: *1/2

Abyss vs. D'Angelo Dinero: N/A

Matt Morgan vs. Eric Bischoff: N/A

11/4/10 Superstars

Jack Swagger vs. Kaval: **1/2

Luke Gallows vs. Vance Archer: *

Gail Kim vs. Alicia Fox: *1/2

Jimmy Uso & Jey Uso vs. Mark Henry: 3/4*

11/2/10 NXT

Kelly Kelly vs. Alicia Fox: 1/2*

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Here are the official remaining NXT Rookie Divas' records as of 11/2/10:

A.J.: 3-2

Naomi: 3-2

Kaitlyn: 2-2

Aksana: 2-3

Maxine: 1-4

Oh, no rookie divas wrestled tonight. That's nothing new....

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Rookie Diva Challenge Wins as of 11/2/10:

Naomi: 3 (Power of the Punch; Who's That Body; Limbo)

A.J.: 2 (Name That Tune, Kissing)

Kaitlyn: 2 (Costume; Find the Flag)

Maxine: 1 (Halloween Candy Eating)

Aksana: 0

NOTE: Naomi won the most challenges (3) this last go-around and was immune from elimination tonight.

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Kissing Challenge Notes:

I'd show A.J. what I got. Otherwise, let's move on.

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Find the Flag Challenge Notes:

Well, that was a waste of 30 seconds. Moving on....

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Second Elimination:

Maxine eliminated. Not really a surprise here, either, as she basically had nothing going for her other than getting into spats with Hornswoggle. I think Aksana would be the next to go; haven't seen much from her lately.

Oh, we only have four more weeks of this? Sweet! Then we can revive Tough Enough! Is it bad that I am enjoying Josh and Cole bashing NXT on the air?

11/1/10 RAW

Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel vs. Tyson Kidd & David Hart Smith: *1/4

Sheamus vs. Vladimir Kozlov: DUD

Ezekiel Jackson vs. Zack Ryder: N/A (squash)

The Big Show vs. The Miz: *1/2

Daniel Bryan vs. Ted DiBiase: *3/4

Natalya vs. Michelle McCool: *

Randy Orton & R-Truth vs. Wade Barrett & David Otunga: *1/2

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Looks like Big Show lost a bunch of weight. Either that, or the black really made him look thinner.